Australia has the lowest proportion of land area affected
by light pollution among G20 countries.
Despite the majority land mass of Australia being able to
see the Milky Way, the overwhelming majority of people
suffer from light pollution.
This means a large proportion of Australians probably can't
see the Milky Way from their home. And levels of light
pollution globally have been increasing rapidly, by an average
10% per year from 2011 to 2022, according to citizen science
project Globe at Night, which measures "seen" light pollution
from the ground.
These four images show the appearance of the Milky Way from
four Australian locations:
Inner city:
Suburban:
Rural:
Remote:
Living in South Gippsland, near Bass Strait, we see the
Milky Way as in the "rural" image (although minus that
visible foreground and horizon).
How do you folks see the Milky Way? Can you see it at all?
by light pollution among G20 countries.
Despite the majority land mass of Australia being able to
see the Milky Way, the overwhelming majority of people
suffer from light pollution.
This means a large proportion of Australians probably can't
see the Milky Way from their home. And levels of light
pollution globally have been increasing rapidly, by an average
10% per year from 2011 to 2022, according to citizen science
project Globe at Night, which measures "seen" light pollution
from the ground.
These four images show the appearance of the Milky Way from
four Australian locations:
Inner city:
Suburban:
Rural:
Remote:
Living in South Gippsland, near Bass Strait, we see the
Milky Way as in the "rural" image (although minus that
visible foreground and horizon).
How do you folks see the Milky Way? Can you see it at all?
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